The tune for "Gallowa Hills" that's in the Digital Tradition and in John's post above, is certainly not either version of "The White Cockade" that we have. Does anybody know the name of this tune? I like it a lot. Ray Fisher and Jean Redpath did wonderful recordings of "Gallowa Hills," using this tune (click).

As sung by Jeannie Robertson on Collector EP JES 1, "The Gallowa' Hills".

The notes to Jeannie's Lismore LP LIFL 7001 "Up the Dee an doon the Don" (which I assume were writtem by Hamish Henderson) state "Now world famous, because Jeannie's singing carried it far and wide, this song is a variant of one composed by Willie Nicholson, a gangrel musician who roamed the Galloway braes in the early years of the 19th century, blowing the Lowland (or "caul' wind") pipes. Willie's composition has in it the elements of an older Jacobite song."

Hi, Dave- I'm going to mark your post with the redundant, triple-winged harvesting birdie because it's so close to the Ray Fisher version already in the Digital Tradition, but I think it's good that you posted the Jeannie Robertson version. -Joe Offer-

Hi, Joe. The tune you asked about is a member of the Campbell's Farewell Supergroup.

I've seen this tune in a harp book as 'Campbell's Farewell - Scottish.' I've seen it in the Fiddler's Fakebook as 'Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap - Old Time.' Above, Jack Campin refers to it as a pipe tune, 'Campbell's Farewell to Red Castle.'

I play it on the piano. It's an interesting tune because it's in the key of D yet has no D chord in the accompaniment. No Bm, either. I would say that most of it is in the Mixolydian mode.

Now I'm going to submit John in Brisbane's ABC to the Tune-o-tron, master his version, and see how it sounds on the dulcimer.

I play the pipe march version of "Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle", pretty much as the Scots Guards book has it - it's a very common session tune in Scotland. The Cabar Feidh pipe collection (Queen's Own Highlanders) has The Galloway Hills as a slow march, almost the same as the usual version of the song. No composer is named for either.

The castle at Redcastle (near Beauly in north-east Scotland) has been derelict for about 200 years, but I think they used to hold a piping competition there in the late 19th century, and I vaguely remember the tune relates to a celebrated piper of the time who competed there. There is also a 6/8 march "Redcastle" which is completely unrelated to "Campbell's Farewell".

I live in Galloway now, but learnt the song ( similar to Ray Fisher's version) from John Stewart, brother of 'old' Davie Stewart, much recorded and wonderful Scots street singer & busker. John lived in Cotton Street in Aberdeen when I met him (1968/9?) but he had some great songs